A mother's love knows no bounds.  That sentiment is the heart of this story about three mothers trying to get their sons into a prestigious prep school.  Estella and Bec are friends who have been preparing their boys for years for coveted places at St.

A dead body, unidentifiable thanks to a shotgun blast to the face, is found in the southern Louisiana swamp.  A  mother is looking for her son, a supposedly recovered addict, but the local police can't be bothered to look for a grown man who most likely has simply succumbed to the lure of drugs yet again.  A small-town golden boy, former football star, doesn't show up for a hunting trip with his brother and nobody in the family has heard from him for days.  The general description of the body could be either one of the missing men.  Is this three separate cases or a

Here's a twist on the most famous twister story of all time.  A tornado destroys the Gale farm in Kansas and for several days their niece, Dorothy, (and her little dog, too) are missing.  When she is finally found in a pumpkin patch two miles away, the relief is short-lived as Dorothy's explanation of where she's been includes a blasphemous tale about an unbelievable land inhabited by magical creatures and talking animals.  But the most damning part of the story is Dorothy's claim that she "melted" a witch, killing her.  The townspeople are unsure what to make of this ad

Early on a mid-September morning in 2016, a call came in to the 911 dispatchers in Ashland, Ohio.  A woman, speaking so softly the operator could barely hear her, claimed she had been abducted and was being held hostage in a vacant house near the downtown area.  Her abductor was asleep in the bed.  Officers arrived on the scene and were able to persuade the terrified woman to unlock a door so they could quietly get her out of harm's way.  Then they went in and arrested Shawn Grate, unaware that this was the beginning of what might be Ashland's most infamous case ever.&nb

There's trouble in Paradise.  Mauna Loa is days away from what could be its most violent eruption ever.  John MacGregor and the other scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are scrambling to come up with a plan to keep the lava flow from destroying the city of Hilo.  As if that isn't bad enough, the United States Army has sought out MacGregor to make him aware of a military secret harbored in one of the caves surrounding Mauna Loa.  There's deadly hazardous waste in degrading containers in the path of the lava that could destroy all life on earth if released.&nbs

Becoming the most revered hitman in the world wasn't an easy task.  What's even more difficult?  Quitting.  When Mark, aka the Pale Horse, decides it's time to get out of the business, he joins an Alcoholics Anonymous type 12-step program for killers.  As he's cleaning up after a meeting, he is attacked by a Russian with an agenda.  Mark manages to get out of the church basement without killing the Russian or being killed, but he's so badly injured he has to seek out covert medical attention from Astrid, who provides emergency room type treatment in her apartment wi

In late 60's Virginia, a Black man is charged with the murder of his employers, a prominent White couple.  There's virtually no evidence against him except for being found with the dead couple when the police arrived.  His family enlists Jack Lee, a local (White) lawyer with no murder trial experience, to mount a defense.  Jack is feeling a little out of his league when some unexpected help shows up - Desiree Dubose, an NAACP lawyer from Chicago.  As the trial date draws near, some of the locals are unhappy about Jack defending a Black man and about him working with a Bl

Lana Rubicon, a ruthless real estate developer from L.A., is suffering from health issues that have forced her to temporarily move in with her daughter and granddaughter, Beth and Jack, while she recovers.  Teenaged Jack works as a kayak tour guide within biking distance of their bungalow.  What should have been a quiet Sunday morning trip is ruined when Jack finds a dead body in the slough.  When the police seem to be looking a little too hard at Jack, Lana decides it's time to do some investigating of her own.  Simon did a great job with the characterization of the thr

Eve Bennett and her husband, Nate, both teach at Caseham High School.  Eve is the stern, frumpy math teacher and Nate is the hot, fun English teacher.  By all appearances, an odd couple.  Addie Severson is this year's persona not grata at Caseham, following a scandal that brought about the resignation of a popular teacher.  Addie is in both of the Bennetts' classes this year, but they have very different reactions to dealing with the troubled girl.  Freida McFadden is THE hot author right how and it's easy to see why.  This is the second book of hers that I've